Aptevo Therapeutics Augments Leadership Team
Appoints Former GlaxoSmithKline Executive
Senior Vice President, Operations
“We are delighted to welcome Randy to the executive leadership team at Aptevo,” said
In his new role at Aptevo, Mr. Maddux will work closely with the research, clinical and regulatory organizations to set strategic direction and provide operational support for the development of novel bispecific antibody candidates derived from Aptevo’s proprietary ADAPTIR™ platform. He will also provide oversight and direction in support of the supply chain for the Company’s four commercial products – IXINITY®, WINRHO®, HEPAGAM B® and VARIZIG®.
Prior to joining Aptevo, Mr. Maddux served as Vice President and Site Director at GlaxoSmithKline, where he led the largest biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing site within the GSK manufacturing network. Before that, Mr. Maddux served as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations at Human Genome Sciences, where he held executive responsibility for all activities associated with the manufacture of therapeutic proteins. Prior to joining Human Genome Sciences, Mr. Maddux held various leadership roles in operations and quality at Biogen and Glaxo. Mr. Maddux holds a M.B.A. from
Mr. White continued, “We are also pleased to announce the promotion of
Dr. Gross has a Ph.D. in immunology and over twenty-five years of experience in the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics in autoimmune, infectious disease and oncology indications. Prior to joining Emergent, Dr. Gross served as Vice President of
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